TORONTO, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - GeneNews Limited (TSX: GEN - News), a company focused on developing blood-based biomarker tests for the early detection of diseases and personalized health management, today announced that it has entered into a agreement allowing Centocor Research & Development, Inc. selected access to research from its osteoarthritis genomic biomarker program. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"The Sentinel Principle(TM), our proprietary platform technology for the discovery of blood-based biomarkers, was validated around osteoarthritis, a debilitating joint disease," said Dr. Heiner Dreismann, Lead Director and Interim CEO of GeneNews. "This agreement is a positive reflection of the quality of our research and technology and a source of non-dilutive funding that will contribute to our commercialization efforts."

About GeneNews

GeneNews is focused on the application of functional genomics to enable early diagnosis and personalized therapeutic intervention based on disease-specific biomarkers. The Company has developed a novel approach, the Sentinel Principle(TM), to detect and stage virtually any disease or medical condition from a simple blood sample. GeneNews is currently applying the Sentinel Principle(TM) in major areas with unmet clinical needs such as cancer, arthritis, cardiovascular disease and neurological disorders. For more information on GeneNews, visit www.genenews.com.

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